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41739
Gloriane Blais v. Director of Criminal and Penal Prosecutions
(Quebec) (Criminal) (By Leave)
Docket
Judgments on applications for leave to appeal are rendered by the Court, but are not necessarily unanimous.
| Date | Proceeding | Filed By (if applicable) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-07-25 | Close file on Leave | |
| 2025-07-24 | Copy of formal judgment sent to Registrar of the Court of Appeal and all parties | |
| 2025-07-24 | Judgment on leave sent to the parties | |
| 2025-07-24 |
Judgment of the Court on the application for leave to appeal, The application for leave to appeal from the judgment of the Court of Appeal of Quebec (Montréal), Number 500-10-008312-249, 2025 QCCA 210, dated February 7, 2025, is dismissed. Dismissed |
|
| 2025-06-23 | All materials on application for leave submitted to the Judges, for consideration by the Court | |
| 2025-04-29 | Certificate (on limitations to public access), (Letter Form), Form 23A, (Printed version filed on 2025-04-29) | Director of Criminal and Penal Prosecutions |
| 2025-04-29 | Respondent's response on the application for leave to appeal, (Book Form), Completed on: 2025-05-06, (Printed version filed on 2025-04-29) | Director of Criminal and Penal Prosecutions |
| 2025-04-16 | Certificate (on limitations to public access), (Letter Form), Form 23B, (Printed version filed on 2025-04-17) | Gloriane Blais |
| 2025-04-16 |
Certificate (on limitations to public access), (Letter Form), Form 23A Amended version required, (Printed version filed on 2025-04-17) |
Gloriane Blais |
| 2025-04-16 | Applicant's reply to respondent's argument, (Book Form), Completed on: 2025-04-16, (Printed version filed on 2025-04-17) | Gloriane Blais |
| 2025-04-09 | Certificate (on limitations to public access), (Letter Form), (Printed version due on 2025-04-16) | Attorney General of Quebec |
| 2025-04-09 | Intervener's memorandum of argument on application for leave, (Letter Form), Completed on: 2025-04-09, (Printed version due on 2025-04-16) | Attorney General of Quebec |
| 2025-04-03 | Letter advising parties of a complete application for leave to appeal, FILE OPENED | |
| 2025-03-28 | Certificate (on limitations to public access), (Letter Form), Form 23B, (Printed version due on 2025-04-04) | Gloriane Blais |
| 2025-03-28 | Certificate (on limitations to public access), (Letter Form), Form 23A, (Printed version due on 2025-04-04) | Gloriane Blais |
| 2025-03-28 | Application for leave to appeal, (Book Form), 6 VOLUMES, Completed on: 2025-04-02, (Printed version due on 2025-04-04) | Gloriane Blais |
Parties
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Main parties
| Name | Role | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Blais, Gloriane | Applicant | Active |
v.
| Name | Role | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Director of Criminal and Penal Prosecutions | Respondent | Active |
Other parties
| Name | Role | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Attorney General of Quebec | Intervener | Active |
Counsel
Party: Blais, Gloriane
This party is not represented by counsel.
Party: Director of Criminal and Penal Prosecutions
Counsel
Bureau 4.100
1 rue Notre-Dame Est
Montréal, Quebec
H2Y 1B6
Telephone: (514) 393-2703
FAX: (514) 393-2723
Email: jean-philippe.leroux@dpcp.gouv.qc.ca
Party: Attorney General of Quebec
Counsel
1, rue Notre-Dame Est
Montréal, Quebec
H2Y 1B6
Telephone: (514) 393-2336
Email: marie-philippe.tanguay@justice.gouv.qc.ca
Summary
Keywords
Criminal law — Penal law — Penal offence — Preliminary motions — Motion for summary dismissal — Whether application for leave to appeal raises question of public importance.
Summary
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On December 20, 2020, the police noticed the applicant, Gloriane Blais, participating in a public demonstration without wearing her face mask correctly. According to the order in council in force at that time, the government allowed persons to gather to protest peacefully, but those persons were required to wear a face mask and to be a distance of two metres from any person, with some exceptions. She then received a statement of offence in which she was alleged to have refused to obey the order to wear a face mask during a gathering of persons who were exercising their right to protest publicly, in violation of the Public Health Act, CQLR, c. S 2.2.
Before the presiding justice of the peace responsible for the management of this case, Gloriane Blais filed motions for further disclosure and for herself and her witnesses to be allowed to proceed by videoconference. These motions were dismissed. Before the same justice, Gloriane Blais filed a motion in unconstitutionality for the Public Health Act to be declared invalid and of no force or effect. This motion was also dismissed. Before the Court of Québec judge responsible for hearing the trial, she was convicted of the offence as charged. The Quebec Superior Court dismissed Ms. Blais’ appeal, no reviewable error had been committed by the presiding justice of the peace in her assessment of the preliminary motions. The Court of Appeal dismissed the application for leave to appeal because all of the grounds raised were untenable and doomed to fail.
Lower court rulings
Gloriane Blais convicted of offence of having refused to obey order to wear face mask during gathering
Motion to proceed in form of new trial dismissed
Appeal dismissed
Application for leave to appeal dismissed
Filed documents
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